diff --git a/app/accounts/__init__.py b/app/accounts/__init__.py
index fdf6aaa..dc587af 100644
--- a/app/accounts/__init__.py
+++ b/app/accounts/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ def create_account(username, email, password):
     raise ValueError("Account with given parameters already exists")
 
 
+def update_account_role(account_id, role_id):
+    """
+    Tries to update account role
+
+    :param account_id: Target account id
+    :param role_id: New role role_id
+    :type account_id: int
+    :type role_id: int
+    :returns: True if role is updated successfully
+    :rtype: Boolean
+    """
+    acc = Account.get(id=account_id)
+    acc.role_id = role_id
+    acc.save()
+
+
 def create_token(username, password):
     """
     Tries to create token for account with given parameters.
diff --git a/app/api/__init__.py b/app/api/__init__.py
index 499e2db..24fc08f 100644
--- a/app/api/__init__.py
+++ b/app/api/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ class ProtectedResource(Resource):
 
 
 def add_resources():
-    from .resources.account import AccountResource, AccountListResource
+    from .resources.account import (AccountResource,
+                                    AccountListResource,
+                                    AccountRoleResource)
     from .resources.token import TokenResource, ValidateTokenResource
     from .resources.device import (DeviceResource,
                                    DeviceRecordingResource,
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ def add_resources():
 
     api.add_resource(AccountResource, '/v1/accounts/<int:account_id>')
     api.add_resource(AccountListResource, '/v1/accounts')
+    api.add_resource(AccountRoleResource, '/v1/accounts/<int:account_id>/role')
     api.add_resource(TokenResource, '/v1/token')
     api.add_resource(ValidateTokenResource, '/v1/token/validate')
     api.add_resource(DeviceResource, '/v1/devices/<int:device_id>')
diff --git a/app/api/resources/account.py b/app/api/resources/account.py
index 11fc505..2933064 100644
--- a/app/api/resources/account.py
+++ b/app/api/resources/account.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class UserSchema(Schema):
     password = fields.Str(required=True, load_only=True)
 
 
+class RoleUpdateSchema(Schema):
+    role_id = fields.Integer(required=True, load_only=True, location='json')
+
+
 class UserWrapperSchema(Schema):
     user = fields.Nested(UserSchema, required=True, location='json')
 
@@ -25,6 +29,18 @@ class AccountResource(ProtectedResource):
         abort(403, message='You can only get your own account', status='error')
 
 
+class AccountRoleResource(ProtectedResource):
+    @use_args(RoleUpdateSchema())
+    @swag_from('swagger/update_account_role_spec.yaml')
+    def put(self, args, account_id):
+        if g.current_account.id == account_id:
+            abort(403, message='You may not change your own roles',
+                  status='error')
+        success = accounts.update_account_role(account_id, args['role_id'])
+        if success:
+            return '', 204
+
+
 class AccountListResource(Resource):
     @use_args(UserWrapperSchema())
     @swag_from('swagger/create_account_spec.yaml')
diff --git a/app/api/resources/swagger/update_account_role_spec.yaml b/app/api/resources/swagger/update_account_role_spec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26de064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/resources/swagger/update_account_role_spec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Updates an account role
+---
+tags:
+  - Account
+  - Role
+parameters:
+  - in: path
+    name: account_id
+    required: true
+    type: integer
+    description: Id of the account
+  - in: body
+    name: body
+    required: true
+    schema:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - role_id
+      properties:
+        role_id:
+          type: integer
+responses:
+  204:
+    description: Success